Five audio drama composers share their insights

How I Make Music

In today’s episode of How I Make Music, we drench ourselves in reverb once again to recap the highlights from the first five episodes of the show. Take a trip into the work of respected and acclaimed audio drama composers. Join David Devereux (Tin Can Audio), Gabe Alvarez (Starcalled), Nate Fisher (Observe and Report), Randy Greer (The Culling) and Erik Jourgensen (Heroics) in a 5-star musical expose!

DAVID DEVEREUX, TIN CAN AUDIO

Scottish composer David Devereux runs Tin Can Audio and has produced the audio dramas Middle:Below, The Tower and The Dungeon Economic Model. In this short insight, he reveals how imposter syndrome can make us feel dishonest for using software versions of instruments.

https://tincanaudio.co.uk

GABE ALVAREZ, STARCALLED

Texas-based composer Gabe Alvarez writes and composes for Starcalled, an action space sci fi audio drama with an epic cinematic score. Gabe shows us that creators need to write and make the content that they themselves want to hear.

https://starcalled.space

NATE FISHER, OBSERVE AND REPORT

Nate Fisher composes epic music for the sci fi audio drama Observe and Report, which tells the story of an earthbound alien called Zuri. He shows us how limiting it can be creating from templates to avoid compositions from all sounding the same.

https://www.observeandreportpodcast.com/

RANDY GREER, THE CULLING

The horror genre relies more than most on the interplay of tension and release. Composer for audio drama The Culling Randy Greer shares how the balance between them is required to make emotive music.

https://www.randygreermusic.com/the-culling.html

ERIK JOURGENSEN, HEROICS

Heroics is a comedy podcast about superheroes who pivot to become evil. Composer Erik Jourgensen was given a budget to record live musicians for the theme, and repurposed the live recordings to create his own sample pack.

https://www.erikjourgensen.com/

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